09 Crepidula fornicata.

09 Crepidula fornicata.

Snout lobes (1) parted for protrusion of radula with needle-like teeth (2) to take stored mucus and food particles (3) from food pocket in underside of mantle.  Mucus-food roll stretching from food track on right neck lobe (4) to mouth (5). Food pocket with ball of mucus-food (6). Pallial groove (7). Connecticut, USA, September 2013. © E. Heupel.